Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-02
FHR 3IEURR ClSBS.
Latest News from Alaska
and the Eealers.
AIElac AND ornER nEws.
Fire and DeaEA-Tons q whsaa sola.
steel ships-Hop Talk-Reposssa
AnaE~hlss consPlFasy-TAs
Canadian Paeiae -
Garry salnsa.

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Canadian Pasiae -
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FReM ALASKA.
LATEST Hnum xHn xnrAE ov TIE sEExED
vMszKKs-MmrRa AID oxzxB
HUWs No1EA
lSpeeial 10 the Posr-INTxxx1azHcaR.
Pcxr T0wxszzD, Sept. l.-The steam
this aftsEuoon with 9 large number ef
passengers os Nafioaal rnpuiatin1.
Advises fFam 0itka, AaRuss 3, Uays
Az the sitting Of the special term of the
District court on last Monday, AuRusl
-, Mr.. W. Clarke made application fo1
hearing In the oass ok the United
States W. II. B. Jones'. mastex Of the
American schooner OhaIlenge, and Carl
Erickson, mate Of tie same vsssal, in
dio1ed on Jaiy q, fer Illicit sealing.
The counsel said that the defendants
we're ready 30 proceed with their trial
and claimed their constitutional proVi-
leRe f0E . greedy public hearing. The
Diatsiei AltoEney reDlied that the Gov
eFnment vas not ready and woald not
be in q position 10 proosed until the ar
rival Of the Rash with the necessary
evidence. Mr.. Ozark thought that u
seemed hard that the defendants shoala
be Obliged 20 submit 10 such q delay.
His Henor Eniod that although the de-
fes danaa we're entitled 10 q speedy trial
under the Constitution, the Courts had
decided again and again that The Gov
eminent vas entitled 10 Q reasonable
time In which 10 prepare their esss and
that IN this case, as In ail otheEa, II the
defendants we're not ready they would
be Justified IN asking fer Q postpone
ment. The cases would therefore be
heard e. soon 81 possible after the AZ.
rival Of the CATER.
ANOTHER PETITION.
In the case Of the United States ys.
the American schooner San Diego MR.
CLARK petilioned the Court 10 have the |
577 seal skins found on board the San /
Diego, nov lying In the port Of San |
Francisco In the custody Of Marehal |
Atkins, and in charge Of the United |
States Marshal for she Department Of |
San Francisco, appraised with q view Of |
landing the same. In the petition it /
was asked that che Court should re- /
quest some suitable person In San
Francisco 10 select appraisers aad ap- /
prove the claimants bonds.
The Court directed MF. Ozark 10 in
ssFt In the order a request TO Judge
Hoffman, Of the United States District
Court, Of San Francisco, 10 act IN the
sapauity 90 pFayed for Ia the petition.
The result will be, that Judge Hoffman
would cot In the premises and cause
The release Of the seal skins and their
delivery 10 the owners L. N. Handy 4
Co.
The stipulation In the above case vas
iled and approved by the Court. and
N order made releasing the property /
and delivering Il into the henda Of
Captain w. 3. Morrissey, attorney-tn-
TACT for the claimants.
ooNDrTIoH OF THE san pERoo.
The San Diego was hauled upon che
beach on Thursday. AfteR the barna-
lies, sea weed and other substance
which had adhered 10 the vessels bot
ON had been removed, IL was ag0or-
aimed that the schooner vas IN fair
condition, much better than vas ex-
,ected considering thai she had been
wing Ia the haFboF for twelve monihA
sCHooNKR ANNIE.
The American schooner Annie 1871
,ons, owned by James Latin, Of San
Francisco, Henry Brown, Master, and
Beasley, Mate, arrived In port on FRI
iay afternoon in charge Of her Captain.
me vessel vas oapteFsd b. the Rush
a BehrinQ Sea, about IS miles west OF
Ounalaaka, on August 9Th, on G charge
II violating sections 1876, 1855 and
I96l. Revised Statutes. On board were
Iound 500 seal ahins, which were deliv.
sred by Captain shepard 10 the United
states Deputy Marshal al Ounalaska.
Word arrived on the schooner Annie
which left Ocnalaska Aug. 18th, that
Jour hundred and forty-three seal
,kins had been seized on Popof Island
when landed there by the British
schooner Lottie Fairfield.
rH0usAxDs or SKINS.
The numbsg Of skins IN the custody
1f Deputy Marshal Isaac Anderson, Of
up 10 August ilth, amounted
70 500, all Of which are stored In the
Alaska Commercial Oompany's ware
house.
wOUR MORE gEEZuRks.
Captain Shepard arrived at Ouualss
IA on the morning Of August llth from
a short cruise In Adiaoent Waterss and
reported 10 Mr.. Anderson thai be bad |
oautured four additional different pRizs /
Vessels, and had taken the skins out OF /
each and ordered them 90 Sitka TO re-
mort 10 Marahal Atkins. The names OF /
he vessels and numbeFa Of skins on /
board were not known 10 the Deputy !
Marshal At the time Of the sailing OF the |
LIthouQh Captain Shepard expects 10 /
reach sitka By September nFst, Il is like 1
IL that be viii NOT arrive until some
dava After. Just before The Annie /
Ieft Oaualaaka the OomDander OF /
the Rush, in @ conversation said: |
h understood thas the Distriet /
Oourf would be IN session at bitka on |
aeutsmbeE l0sh and that be wonld ar |
rive there before thas date, no matter /
Vkether the Bear returned from her /
arctic cruise or not.
rzE ckFzAIz's nrxSTIoz.
CAPTAIN shepard's original intention
was 10 wait at Ounalaeka until the Bear |
should arrive 81 that port, bot, having
been informed since thas the trials Of
he ofEioers Of the seizsd sealers woald
oounenos on the 1oth Of September, Il |
Il nov certain that the Rash viii be
mere bafoFs the date named. Where
Cart. Shepard obtained this incOrreot |
infoTmation is unknown, a. !. VIII be
reusembered thaa The trials we're hxed
for hearing on August 22d.
Out Of The fsuF additio1al vessels
aesxsa ID ia asoertained that one Of them
was an Eaelish schooner captured 90
AnQusa 6th, having o1 board 100 skins,
vhile another vas a. AmeFioan sloop Of
IL toss, owned By Mr.. Dodge. Of Stew
ars Street. San Francisco.
In she saaa % Sage, Miller, "a the
Johsson NH and Mtafng Co.. on ap-
ulicaaion Of Mr.. A. K. Delaney 40 ex-
teufion Of 20 days vas RrAnsFd 10 TIE
PialnstH 70 fils his rsviy 70 tie Defen-
dAna4 ansveF.
LAND QUESTION.
AnoaheF laaAi qasstion b liksly 10 aTiss
az intsFeAs - The psOple Of ALASKA,
eFowina Oas sf Q salt eom9anced 10
he Dsstrisa Coart hy the kasso GFeek
Rurch arnina d. efaAxen. for TIE ~
eovsry Of The poassssto1 Of . p17osi %